Avalanche Weather Guidance
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
515 PM AKDT WED AUG 27 2025


...ATIGUN PASS HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 5,000 FEET)...

DATE                           THURSDAY 08/28/25       FRIDAY 08/29/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100         100         100         100          95
TEMPERATURE        42          38          44          40          38
MIN/MAX TEMP                   38          44          37          41
WIND CHILL         34          31          37          31          28
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S          SW
WIND (MPH)         14          11          13          17          19
WIND GUST (MPH)    23          18          20          27          29
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          90          90          80          80
PRECIP TYPE         R           S           R           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.23        0.26        0.31        0.20
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.4         0.8         0.1         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.6         6.9         6.9         5.9         4.2


...ATIGUN PASS LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 5,000 FEET)...

DATE                           THURSDAY 08/28/25       FRIDAY 08/29/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)   100         100         100         100          95
TEMPERATURE        40          40          40          37          34
MIN/MAX TEMP                   36          42          35          38
WIND CHILL         30          31          32          27          21
WIND DIR           SW           S           S           S          SW
WIND (MPH)         19          14          16          19          21
WIND GUST (MPH)    29          24          25          32          33
PRECIP PROB (%)    90          90          90          80          70
PRECIP TYPE         R           S           S           S           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.20        0.24        0.29        0.19
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.5         0.9         1.1         0.9
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  6.6         6.9         6.9         5.9         4.2


...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...

DATE                           THURSDAY 08/28/25       FRIDAY 08/29/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    90          90          85         100         100
TEMPERATURE        50          42          51          44          45
MIN/MAX TEMP                   41          53          44          49
WIND CHILL                     34                      35          39
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         33          35          47          49          17
WIND GUST (MPH)    47          50          66          69
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          70          60          90          80
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.09        0.11        0.18        0.47
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.4         7.7         9.3         8.1         6.8


...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...

DATE                           THURSDAY 08/28/25       FRIDAY 08/29/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          95          85         100         100
TEMPERATURE        41          39          44          41          35
MIN/MAX TEMP                   37          46          38          41
WIND CHILL         31          27          33          28          26
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         41          48          64          63          24
WIND GUST (MPH)    57          67          84          81          33
PRECIP PROB (%)    70          70          70          90          80
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.18        0.23        0.28        0.49
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.1         0.1         0.1         0.3
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.5         7.6         9.2         8.1         6.8


...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP LOW ELEVATIONS (BELOW 4,500 FEET)...

DATE                           THURSDAY 08/28/25       FRIDAY 08/29/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          85          85         100          95
TEMPERATURE        50          43          52          47          44
MIN/MAX TEMP                   43          53          44          49
WIND CHILL                     33                      38
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S           S
WIND (MPH)         36          48          51          48          17
WIND GUST (MPH)    51          66          71          66
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          70          70          90          80
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           R           R
12 HOUR QPF                  0.07        0.13        0.16        0.50
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.6         7.7         9.5         8.0         6.5


...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS DOT CAMP HIGH ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 4,500 FEET)...

DATE                           THURSDAY 08/28/25       FRIDAY 08/29/25
TIME (LT)          18          06          18          06          18
                   6P          6A          6P          6A          6P

CLOUD COVER        OV          OV          OV          OV          OV
CLOUD COVER (%)    95          90          90         100         100
TEMPERATURE        41          38          45          40          34
MIN/MAX TEMP                   37          45          37          41
WIND CHILL         29          25          33          26          24
WIND DIR            S           S           S           S          SW
WIND (MPH)         48          67          87          73          25
WIND GUST (MPH)    67          88         107          92          35
PRECIP PROB (%)    80          70          70          90          80
PRECIP TYPE         R           R           R           S           S
12 HOUR QPF                  0.13        0.20        0.23        0.49
12 HOUR SNOW                  0.0         0.1         0.1         0.7
12 HOUR ICE                  0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00
SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  7.6         7.8         9.4         8.1         6.7

$$

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---

CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN